Synopsis
? Would like to differentiate your curriculum and your day-to-day instruction, but don t understand how to implement differentiation?
? Do you need practical strategies that are user-friendly and do not take an inordinate amount of time to plan and put into practice?
? Do you want a way to assess the variety of student projects and performances that are often the result of differentiated instruction?
? Must you incorporate standards, including the Common Core, into each unit or lesson you teach?
This book is just what you need!
If you are a teacher, an administrator, a professional development coordinator, or are in any other position of educational leadership it will:
Give specific examples of differentiated activities to teachers at all grade levels,
Clarify how to set up and plan for student choices,
Explain how to write and implement tiered lessons and units, and
Translate theory into sound educational practice.
Discover 55 how-to differentiated units of work with student activities and their corresponding assessments:
24 Tic-Tac-Toe student choice activities and assessments
10 Individual Lesson Plans (ILPTMs) - Differentiated units of work with both required activities and student choice activities and assessments
6 Primary Individual Lesson Plans A simpler version of the ILPTM designed for students in grades K-2
15 Tiered Lessons/Units with assessments
In addition, you ll find:
30 Product Criteria Cards to facilitate assessment of student products and performances
An Index of Common Core Standards used in each of the 55 differentiated units
An Index of Products/Performances
An Index by Subject Area
Suggested differentiated products and performances
Ways to set up Learning Contracts for individual students
Print-On-Demand customizable files with all 55 differentiated units of work for you to download and use or to change to better meet your individual needs
Practical Strategies! - Teacher Friendly Directions! - Time-Saving Techniques!
About the Author
Former teacher, Adjunct Professor, and Resource Specialist, Carolyn is an internationally known speaker, author, trainer, consultant and educator. In her workshops, professional development courses, seminars and keynotes, she is an enthusiastic, motivating and energetic presenter. Carolyn offers single and multiple-day staff development for RtI monitoring strategies, implementing differentiation in the classroom, practical strategies for raising student achievement, implementing a variety of assessment strategies, and dealing with the problems and challenges associated with preparing ourselves and our children for living and working in the 21st Century.
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